Pupil Premium

Please read the information below which gives details of our Pupil Premium Grant and how we allocate the funding.

Who is entitled to the Pupil Premium Funding at Whitestone?

The Pupil Premium is a Government initiative that targets extra money at pupils who come from backgrounds that might be deemed to be disadvantaged. The premium is provided in order to support these pupils so they may reach their potential. Eligibility for the Pupil Premium from April 2012 is for any pupil who has been entitled to Free School Meals (FSM) in the last six years. In addition, pupils who are “looked after” by the authority (LAC) or whose parents are currently serving in the armed forces are also entitled to the premium. From April 2014, schools in England can receive the Pupil Premium for children adopted from care, or who left care under a Special Guardianship Order on or after 30 December 2005. Schools can also claim the Pupil Premium for children who left care under a Residence Order on or after 14 October 1991.

It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium is spent, since they are best placed to assess what additional provision should be made for the individual pupils within their settings. Further details of the funding we receive, and how we use it, can be found below.

How does Whitestone Infant School use the Pupil Premium Funding?

Governors monitor the use of the Pupil Premium funding closely, as well as the outcomes for those children. Our results and tracking data shows that almost all of the children for whom the Pupil Premium applies make expected progress year-on-year and many children make better than expected or accelerated progress in the areas of reading, writing, maths and phonics.